Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

n · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

Do you homecook or buy convenience?
- mostly homecook, but I'm partial to a take-away Indian Chicken Tikka with Raita and Dhal Laughing

Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?
Yes but trying to be good at the moment!

If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?
Oh help, I should probably be out composting or something, but in reality I'd probably flake out!

Do you have children at home and what age are they?
They think they are men... 18 year old who is a dozen miles away and 16 year old who is about to get a Small Bloke Sweater!

Not allergic to anything I know of.

n

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terri · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

1. Do you collect anything?
Other than yarn.... not really Confused

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

I just knit really..... maybe the odd granny crochet square. I don't have time to develop any more hobbies sadly Sad

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

Yes to all of the above, especially love lemon curd Very Happy

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

All of the above, as long as they're hot!!!

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

Absolutely!

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

I have quite a big garden, but its mainly lawn. I have a couple of big tubs with cordellines in which I put bedding plants around in the summer, and i have herbs in pots too on my decking.

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

milk....yummy Very Happy

8. Do you homecook or buy convenience?

Homecook

9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?

Ocassionally

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?

read or knit

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they?

Nope

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?

13. Do you have any pets?

Two dogs

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?

I like to draw....... thats creative but maybe not a craft Confused

15. Are you allergic to anything?

No

16. What are your favourite colours?

I love all colours really

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike?

I love lavender

18. Do you burn candles?

I sometimes burn a spiced pear candle that my mum got me last year. I don't burn it often cos I really like the smell and don't want to use it all up. I used to burn candles whilst in the bath, but tended to forget to blow them out and go to bed with them still burning Shocked

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..?

I have a shoulder length blonde hair. My hair is mostly tied up in a pony tail or clip, especially on work days.
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franney · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

1. Do you collect anything?
Yarn, ribbon, buttons, fabric, patterns, sheep, hats, bags... Embarassed

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

knit, sew, crochet, embroider, just getting into needlefelting and a little bit of drop spindle spinning

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

Yes to all of the above

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

I do as long as they are decaffienated - i'm afraid caffiene gives me a migraine Sad

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

Absolutely!

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

I have all three and a veg patch Smile

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

i love chocolate but have to limit my intake (see coffee question Wink

) i also like boiled sweets but not cough candy or winter mixture or anything clovey puke_r

8. Do you homecook or buy convenience?

both

9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?

unfortunately yes Very Happy

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?

i would knit whilst listening to some nice music or a favourite tv programme that i can watch without having to concentrate on it. If i could knit and read i'd be in heaven Very Happy

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they?

I have no children at home or otherwise

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?

Nothing small or cheap enough to fit in a round robin bag springs to mind Wink

13. Do you have any pets?

I have four rats and a dog

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?

i do, i try and make cards and i cross stitch too, but that might be fibrey Confused

15. Are you allergic to anything?

Caffiene

16. What are your favourite colours?

I adore orange... oh, and purple, they are my two all time favourites but i am also partial to a bit of blue and green and earthy tones and jewel tones and monochromatic tones and and and...

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike?

I love lavender, rose, vanilla, sweet musk. I don't like cinnamon, ginger, clove

18. Do you burn candles?

I do, i love candle light, especially when i am having an indulgent soak in the bath

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..?

My hair is currently halfway down my back (well, to my bra strap anyway) and i use any number of different things in it to hold it back, tie it up or keep it off my face Smile

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mogiebear · Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 857 Location: Edinburgh

1. Do you collect anything?
Yarn!

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?
Knit, quilt , and have tried to learn to use my spindle.

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?
pickle and chutney.

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?
Tea and herb tea.

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?
Give them a try - very sensitive skin on my hands, though.

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?
No.

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?
Chocolate any without extra flavours!

8. Do you homecook or buy convenience?
Homecook.

9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?
Yes!

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?
Knit, of course.

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they?
3- ds nearly 4
dd- nearly 16
dd- 24

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?
Nothing that falls within the realms of this swap,lol.

13. Do you have any pets?
smelly tom cat.

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?
No.

15. Are you allergic to anything?
Tomatoes, soap nuts,scented creams and lotions (on my hands).

16. What are your favourite colours?
Green, brown, black, grey.

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike?
dislike - instant coffee
like -( I have lost most of my sense of smell and most things can smell very distorted, or loose most of their "notes". ) - citrus, pine.

18. Do you burn candles?
Occasionally.

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..?
Short, no bands, clips or anything - sometimes colours.
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modelwidow · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1036 Location: Kent

Yey! I'm allowed to play when we start again Very Happy

So....

1. Do you collect anything? No , not really. Though I am partial to stationery, especially pens

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery? I sew, crochet, make bobbin lace and occasionally quilt

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?
Yes, to any or all of the above

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate? Tea and herb tea (but peppermint or the fruity ones, not camomile)

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?Yes though preferably not too strong a scent

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house? Garden and windowsill - always full of good intentions which rarely materialise

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets? Can't think of any chocolate or sweets I don't like Embarassed

8. Do you homecook or buy convenience? Homecook as much as poss, but occasionally buy convenience for err....convenience.

9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies? Oh definitely

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do? Knit, read, or go for a walk depending on the weather

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they? One daughter age 15

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States? Can't think of anything

13. Do you have any pets? A cat

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits? No

15. Are you allergic to anything? Fushias (not that it would affect anything here Laughing

)

16. What are your favourite colours? purples and mauves, and pinks, though to be honest I like anything bright and cheerful

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike? like -lavender and vanilla, dislike - musk and strong florals

18. Do you burn candles? No but I have several on my shelves as ornaments Confused

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..? My hair is shortish and layered so I don't put anything in it.